shield vs owasp-checker
owasp-checker is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
shield is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alissonlinneker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). owasp-checker is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  shield | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | shield | owasp-checkerno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 2 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alissonlinneker/shield-claude-skill | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of owasp-checker
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Security best practices advisor with vulnerability detection and fixes
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OWASP-style review: injection, auth, data exposure, weak crypto. Severity-ranked with file:line + fix.
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Threat review, dependency checks, code review checklists, threat models, and an opt-in runtime guard
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Automated code review, security scanning, and quality enforcement
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Security best practices and vulnerability detection
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Comprehensive security scanner for codebases. Scans for hardcoded secrets (30+ API key formats), injection flaws (SQLi, XSS, command injection, SSRF), authentication issues (JWT…
What each says it does
shield
Security orchestrator — autonomous pentests, SAST, secrets scanning, dependency audits, and outdated checks from your code editor CLI. Wraps Shannon pentester with Semgrep, gitleaks, and package audit tools into a unified security workflow with risk scoring and fix proposals.
owasp-checker
Scan codebase against OWASP Top 10 with remediation
How to run each
shield As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install shield@claude-communityowasp-checker
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: shield · What it can do: owasp-checker · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.